Internet Safety Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 4th Grade

Permission Letter Allardyce

Objective:
· Students will discover internet safety rules
· Students will be able to identify dangers on the internet
· Students will create a wiki to share with other students on the dangers on the internet

Technology which will be used:

· Wiki

Brief explanation of how the technology will be used:

Students will also create a wiki in which illustrates the dangers that can be found on the internet as well as internet safety rules.

Description of what behavior is expected of students:

Students will be expected to be responsible for their share of the work on the wiki.

Process or steps for teaching:

1. Students will take the online internet safety quiz.
2. After the students have taken the quiz we will discuss how they did and what they learned from the quiz about internet safety.
3. Before class I will have cut out four pictures of adults from a magazine and glue each to a sheet of paper.
4. Hold up the sheets one at a time so that the picture is facing away from the students. Explain that each page has is a picture of a person. Tell the class that you want them to draw a picture of what they think the person looks like based on some information you will read to them. For each picture, read one of the descriptions below and allow students time to draw. Ask some students to share their pictures and why they believe the person looks that way.
5. Here are the four scenarios that go with the four pictures:
- I have a dog named Rusty. Sometimes I take him to the park, and we play with my friends and their dogs.
- I like writing stories; I've already written eight stories about a girl named Susan. Sometimes my friend and I draw pictures to go with the stories.
- I really love baseball. My friends and I play on the same team, and at lunch we share our baseball cards. Sometimes we go to games together.
- Sometimes I go camping with my friends. We like to go hiking, and at night we roast hotdogs and make s'mores.
6. Turn each sheet of paper around so students can see the pictures of the adults. How do they compare to the images the students drew?
7. Ask students how people communicate via the Internet (email, instant messenger, chat rooms).
8. Remind students that they can never be sure of the true identities of people they encounter online.
9. Explain to the students that some people they meet online may want to harm children.
10. The teacher will pass out the Internet Safety Rules and Pledge. The teacher will also have a poster of this created to keep on the wall for the students to see at all times.
11. The teacher will explain the rules to the students and they will discuss each rule.
12. The students will then sign the pledge.
13. Students will create a wiki illustrating the dangers that can be found on the internet and internet safety rules.
14. There will be four groups. Two groups will create a wiki showing the dangers that can be found on the web and the other two groups will create a wiki illustrating internet safety rules.

What actions you will take and how you expect your students to respond if they find inappropriate content
If students find inappropriate content while they are completing their lesson, they are to come to me immediately.

Citations for any sources used, if applicable:
http://www.safekids.com/quiz/index.html
http://ncmec.vo.llnwd.net/o15/downloads/pledges/IS_Rules_IM_2010.pdf
http://www.ncpc.org/topics/internet-safety/internet-safety-grades-4-5